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February 28, 2017
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Saturday March 4, 2017 from 2-6PM at the VanderMay Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd, Wayne, NJ 07470. At 5:00 during the visiting hours there will be a celebration of Terry’s life, the family will invite and encourages anyone who would like to share a memory or thoughts about Terry during the celebration.
Teresa Rillo Pellegrino, a lifelong resident of Wayne passed away peacefully on Tuesday February 28, 2017 with her family by her side.
Terry was raised on “the Rillo Farm” on Valley Rd owned by her parents Peter and Anna Rillo. The farm and greenhouses were known for growing a variety of vegetables and flowers including tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, pumpkins, geraniums, pansies, and chrysanthemums. The vegetables supplied area supermarkets and were also sold at the local Farmers Market. The florist served the community for many years. In the late 60s the farm was sold and a street in Wayne, Rillo Drive, was named after the family.
Terry married Louis Pellegrino and they built their home in Wayne. Louis was a carpenter and built their home with his own two hands. Terry and Louis never left Wayne. They continued to call it home their entire lives and raised their two children, Barbara and Peter, there as well. Louis passed away in 1992.
Following the sale of the farm, Terry went to work as a secretary for the Wayne Police Department. Terry was in the Narcotics Squad for the first three years and then moved into the Detective Bureau where she stayed until she retired in 2012. Terry worked for the Wayne Police Department for thirty-eight years and it was a big part of her life. She loved the people she worked with and has maintained close friendships with many of the retired and active police officers to this day.
Terry loved to work in her yard and enjoyed traveling, cooking and baking. She loved to bake for family and friends and a birthday never went by at the police department without a homemade cake. One of Terry’s greatest passions was working in her yard and caring for her azaleas. Terry’s house has been well known in Wayne for many years because of the azalea gardens surrounding the property. Terry spent every waking moment meticulously caring for the plants. People in her community as well as passerby’s couldn’t help but notice the vibrant colors of her azaleas.
Terry was a devoted mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother and her family and friends were grateful to have had her in good health for so many years. Terry was a very special person who touched the lives of many people and will sincerely be missed by all who knew her.
Terry is survived by her daughter; Barbara Griffin and her husband Dan of Fuquay Varina, NC, and her son Peter Pellegrino and his wife Darlene of Wayne NJ, three grandchildren; Susan Viola, Christine Daly, and Michael Pellegrino, and one great grandchild; Sammy Viola. Terry was pre-deceased by her husband Louis in 1992.
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Friends may visit with the family on Saturday March 4, 2017 from 2-6PM at the VanderMay Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd, Wayne, NJ 07470. At 5:00 during the visiting hours there will be a celebration of Terry’s life, the family will invite and encourages anyone who would like to share a memory or thoughts about Terry during the celebration.
February 28, 2017
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Saturday March 4, 2017 from 2-6PM at the VanderMay Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd, Wayne, NJ 07470. At 5:00 during the visiting hours there will be a celebration of Terry’s life, the family will invite and encourages anyone who would like to share a memory or thoughts about Terry during the celebration.
Teresa Rillo Pellegrino, a lifelong resident of Wayne passed away peacefully on Tuesday February 28, 2017 with her family by her side.
Terry was raised on “the Rillo Farm” on Valley Rd owned by her parents Peter and Anna Rillo. The farm and greenhouses were known for growing a variety of vegetables and flowers including tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, pumpkins, geraniums, pansies, and chrysanthemums. The vegetables supplied area supermarkets and were also sold at the local Farmers Market. The florist served the community for many years. In the late 60s the farm was sold and a street in Wayne, Rillo Drive, was named after the family.
Terry married Louis Pellegrino and they built their home in Wayne. Louis was a carpenter and built their home with his own two hands. Terry and Louis never left Wayne. They continued to call it home their entire lives and raised their two children, Barbara and Peter, there as well. Louis passed away in 1992.
Following the sale of the farm, Terry went to work as a secretary for the Wayne Police Department. Terry was in the Narcotics Squad for the first three years and then moved into the Detective Bureau where she stayed until she retired in 2012. Terry worked for the Wayne Police Department for thirty-eight years and it was a big part of her life. She loved the people she worked with and has maintained close friendships with many of the retired and active police officers to this day.
Terry loved to work in her yard and enjoyed traveling, cooking and baking. She loved to bake for family and friends and a birthday never went by at the police department without a homemade cake. One of Terry’s greatest passions was working in her yard and caring for her azaleas. Terry’s house has been well known in Wayne for many years because of the azalea gardens surrounding the property. Terry spent every waking moment meticulously caring for the plants. People in her community as well as passerby’s couldn’t help but notice the vibrant colors of her azaleas.
Terry was a devoted mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother and her family and friends were grateful to have had her in good health for so many years. Terry was a very special person who touched the lives of many people and will sincerely be missed by all who knew her.
Terry is survived by her daughter; Barbara Griffin and her husband Dan of Fuquay Varina, NC, and her son Peter Pellegrino and his wife Darlene of Wayne NJ, three grandchildren; Susan Viola, Christine Daly, and Michael Pellegrino, and one great grandchild; Sammy Viola. Terry was pre-deceased by her husband Louis in 1992.
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